Hydrographic Surveyor

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Indian Navy hydrography professional with approximately 15 years of service and practical experience in shipboard hydrographic operations, survey boat handling and marine survey work. Experience includes Single Beam and Multibeam sounding, Side Scan Sonar operations, coastlining, tide watchkeeping, LBM and reference station establishment, and survey equipment deployment. At Hydrographic Survey Unit Mumbai, involved in pre- and post-dredging surveys, siltation studies, and wreck investigation/detection using Side Scan Sonar and R2Sonic Multibeam systems. Familiar with HYPACK, Leica Infinity and GIS data workflows. CORE TECHNICAL SKILLS Hydrographic surveys: SBES, MBES, bathymetric data acquisition, survey-line execution and cross-line checks. Dredging surveys: pre-/post-dredging surveys, siltation studies, survey QC, chart plotting and volume-computation workflows. Wreck investigation: seabed search and target detection using EdgeTech 4200 FS/FSL Side Scan Sonar and R2Sonic Multibeam. Shipboard fieldwork: tide watchkeeping, coastlining, LBM establishment/levelling and reference station establishment. Survey boat operations: approximately 9 m Survey Motor Boats, fishing boats and approximately 14 m FIC boats. GIS: raster/vector data management, satellite imagery, elevation models, spatial metadata and map production. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jul 2013 – Jun 2018 INS Nirupak Hydrographic survey and shipboard field operations; survey boat handling, sounding and survey equipment deployment. Jul 2018 – Sep 2020 INCP, New Delhi (GIS Section) GIS Assistant / Spatial Data Analyst. Managed raster and vector spatial databases in Geometica; maintained coordinate projections and spatial metadata; analysed satellite imagery and elevation models; streamlined repetitive workflows and prepared map prints. Oct 2020 – Feb 2025 INS Sutlej Hydrographic field duties including Single Beam and Multibeam sounding, equipment setup, boat operations and associated shipboard survey activities. Feb 2025 – Present Hydrographic Survey Unit, Mumbai Pre-/post-dredging surveys and siltation studies; survey acquisition, processing, QC and chart plotting using HYPACK; wreck investigation/detection using Side Scan Sonar and R2Sonic Multibeam systems. CORE FIELD & BOAT HANDLING EXPERIENCE Independent handling and manoeuvring of approximately 9 m Survey Motor Boats used for hydrographic surveys. Experience handling fishing boats and approximately 14 m FIC boats during survey operations. Practical coxswain duties, safe boat manoeuvring and maintaining survey lines during field operations. Single Beam Echo Sounder setup and sounding operations, including equipment setup and field data acquisition. Multibeam sounding using SeaBeam systems and R2Sonic MBES; Side Scan Sonar survey operations and deployment. Tide watchkeeping, coastlining/shoreline surveys, LBM establishment and levelling, and reference station establishment. Survey equipment installation, mobilisation, checks and operational coordination; work from naval and hired/other boats. DREDGING & HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY – HSU MUMBAI Pre- and post-dredging survey operations and siltation study surveys, according to assigned responsibilities. Single Beam and Multibeam data acquisition and processing for dredging applications. Survey data quality checks and chart plotting using HYPACK as part of the survey workflow. Experience with survey-surface review and volume-computation workflows related to dredging surveys. SURVEY EQUIPMENT & SYSTEMS Multibeam Echo Sounder SeaBeam 3012/3180; R2Sonic MBES Single Beam Echo Sounder Atlas DESO 25/30/300; DESO 5 Side Scan Sonar EdgeTech 4200 FS/FSL Positioning Hemisphere DGPS R131; Leica GPS 1230; Leica Viva GPS; Leica Total Station Current / Water Aquadopp; ADCP; CTD; 2DACM; SVP Motion / Attitude DMS 25 Motion Sensor; Coda Octopus Levelling / Survey Distomat; Leica DNA 03 SOFTWARE & DATA PROCESSING HYPACK – acquisition, processing, quality control and chart plotting. Leica Infinity – GNSS data processing and related workflows. CARIS HIPS & SIPS; CARIS GIS; HYDAS; Discover; SonarWiz. QUALIFICATIONS Petty Officer Qualifying Course – National Institute of Hydrography, Goa. Bachelor of Engineering in Hydrography – Institution of Surveyors, New Delhi. Diploma in Hydrographic Survey- Cochin University of Science and Technology(CUSAT). PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS & SERVICE PROFILE Practical, field-oriented hydrographic survey experience in shipboard and shore-based environments. Completed 15 years of continuous Indian Navy service; currently serving as Petty Officer (Hydrography). Approximately 11.5 years of ship/sea and hydrographic field service, comprising approximately 9.5 years onboard ships and approximately 2 years at Hydrographic Survey Unit Mumbai, as per service records. Medical Category: S1A1 throughout service, as per service records. CURRENT SERVICE STATUS Currently serving in the Indian Navy Hydrography Department at Hydrographic Survey Unit Mumbai. Expected retirement/release is in February 2027. Available for interviews and advance consideration for suitable civilian roles, with joining after release subject to applicable service rules.